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How Accessible Names Can Help (Or Frustrate) Your Users

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 includes success criteria for accessible names, which can be...
Aug 9, 2021

What the 4th of July Means for Accessibility

In America, the declaration of the nation’s commitment that people with disabilities are afforded the same levels...
Jul 3, 2018

Web Accessibility for Travel Agencies

For the perfect getaway, a certain amount of pre-planning always needs to be done to ensure that transportation...
Jun 19, 2018

How Web Accessibility Impacts Healthcare

Despite forming 19 percent of the population, people with disabilities incur 26.7 percent of U.S. healthcare...
May 8, 2018

Is Website Accessibility Required Under the ADA

When the Americans with Disabilities Act became law in 1990, modern communications technologies such as the...
Apr 24, 2018

Functional Neurological Disorder and Web Accessibility

International FND Awareness Day 2018 is celebrated in April. The goal of this day is to raise consciousness of and...
Apr 19, 2018

Accessibility Analysis of Luxury Watch Brand Websites - 2Q2018

Wristwatches can be considered both a basic necessity (a simple time-keeper) and a form of ultimate indulgence (a...
Apr 4, 2018

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Why Justified (or Centered) Text is Bad for Accessibility

Justified text is text that is spaced so that the right and left sides of the paragraph have the same edge. In...
May 9, 2023

All-Caps Headings: Are They Bad for Accessibility?

Web designers have a responsibility to think about users with disabilities when building content. That extends to...
May 1, 2024

Accessibility Tips: Let Users Control Font Size

Oct 26, 2023

Accessibility Tips: Using the DIV and SPAN Elements

Usually, you want use HTML to convey meaning about the structure of your website. However, two HTML elements are...
Oct 21, 2022

How to Fix: "Buttons Do Not Have Accessible Names"

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) require interactive elements to have both a “label" and a “name.”...
May 26, 2022

Does Comic Sans Benefit People with Dyslexia?

Comic Sans is controversial. Since its release in 1994, the playful, Batman-inspired font has been panned as...
May 16, 2023

Dark Mode Can Improve Text Readability — But Not for Everyone

Dark modes and themes are extremely popular and they’re frequently touted as an accessibility solution. While the...
Jul 7, 2021

Web Accessibility Tips: Don't Disable Zooming (Yes, Even On Mobile)

If your users can’t zoom in on your content, you’re probably making a mistake. Zooming (or scaling) is common,...
Oct 14, 2022

Are QR Codes Accessible for People with Disabilities?

QR (Quick Response) codes are a common tool for driving customer engagement. By scanning a square, black-and-white...
May 17, 2023

The Robles v. Domino’s Settlement (And Why It Matters)

One of the most important web accessibility lawsuits has finally reached its conclusion.
Jul 12, 2022

What Are the Four Major Categories of Accessibility?

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are organized by four main principles, which state that content...
Sep 13, 2019

Interactive Maps and Accessibility: 4 Tips

Inclusive design means making all of your content accessible for as many users as possible. That’s still true when...
Sep 8, 2022

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